{"format":1,"id":"117-hres-851","congress":117,"number":"H.Res. 851","kind":"simple_resolution","group":"bills","title":"Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-12-14","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-12-14","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h447","question":"On Agreeing to the Resolution","title":"Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol","result":"Passed","yea":222,"nay":208,"present":0,"not_voting":3,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll447.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","date":"2021-12-14"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-12-14","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This resolution finds Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena. The resolution further requires the Speaker of the House to certify the matter for prosecution and to take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena."}],"words":42},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Finds Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena and directs the Speaker of the House to certify the Select Committee's report to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}]},"core_areas":["Contempt of Congress finding against Mark Randall Meadows","Certification of the Select Committee's report for prosecution under 2 U.S.C. §§ 192 and 194","Enforcement of a congressional subpoena"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Provides that Mark Randall Meadows shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}},{"text":"Directs the Speaker of the House, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §§ 192 and 194, to certify the report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}},{"text":"Describes the certified report as detailing Mr. Meadows's refusal to appear for a deposition before the Select Committee as directed by subpoena.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}},{"text":"Provides that the certification is made so that Mr. Meadows be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}},{"text":"Directs the Speaker of the House to otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh#HE5A81F3203824C13B5BE91E7BAE22A5F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-12-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/851/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hres-851.png","v":"eb9a48b2b968","alt":"Votes on Record. H.Res. 851, 117th Congress: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. House: 222 Yea, 208 Nay. Outcome: Agreed to in House, 14 Dec 2021."}}